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January 29, 2025
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From Argentina to Thailand, people around the world welcome the Lunar New Year

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Dragon dancers perform on Khao San Road, a tourist hotspot in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: AP
Folk dancers perform a dragon dance in China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP
Villagers write spring couplets in Liuzhou, China. Photo: AFP
Dancers perform during a Lunar New Year procession in Moscow, Russia. Photo: AP
Dancers perform as lions in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: AP
Lion dancers march through the streets of La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: AP
A lion dance performance at an ice rink in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Reuters
Folk dancers walk between buildings before performing a dragon dance in Taicang, China. Photo: AFP
A lion dance performance in Bangkok’s Chinatown. Photo: Reuters
Visitors watch as costumed divers perform a lion dance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: AFP
A dancer takes a break from performing as a lion in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: AP
Lion dancers perform in Manila, Philippines. Photo: AFP
Lunar New Year celebrations in La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: AP
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January 29, 2025
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From Argentina to Thailand, people around the world welcome the Lunar New Year

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People around the world are welcoming the Year of the Snake with pomp and colour. From Argentina to Thailand...

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Dragon dancers perform on Khao San Road, a tourist hotspot in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: AP
Folk dancers perform a dragon dance in China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP
Villagers write spring couplets in Liuzhou, China. Photo: AFP
Dancers perform during a Lunar New Year procession in Moscow, Russia. Photo: AP
Dancers perform as lions in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: AP
Lion dancers march through the streets of La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: AP
A lion dance performance at an ice rink in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Reuters
Folk dancers walk between buildings before performing a dragon dance in Taicang, China. Photo: AFP
A lion dance performance in Bangkok’s Chinatown. Photo: Reuters
Visitors watch as costumed divers perform a lion dance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: AFP
A dancer takes a break from performing as a lion in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: AP
Lion dancers perform in Manila, Philippines. Photo: AFP
Lunar New Year celebrations in La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: AP
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Dragon dancers perform on Khao San Road, a tourist hotspot in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: AP
Folk dancers perform a dragon dance in China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP
Villagers write spring couplets in Liuzhou, China. Photo: AFP
Dancers perform during a Lunar New Year procession in Moscow, Russia. Photo: AP
Dancers perform as lions in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: AP
Lion dancers march through the streets of La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: AP
A lion dance performance at an ice rink in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Reuters
Folk dancers walk between buildings before performing a dragon dance in Taicang, China. Photo: AFP
A lion dance performance in Bangkok’s Chinatown. Photo: Reuters
Visitors watch as costumed divers perform a lion dance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: AFP
A dancer takes a break from performing as a lion in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: AP
Lion dancers perform in Manila, Philippines. Photo: AFP
Lunar New Year celebrations in La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: AP
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